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president obama -- the senate considers the nomination of john brennan as cia chief. lou dobbs will give us his take. melissa: checking your e-mail after work. should that be considered over time? back to the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: what we are seeing right now is the dow jones industrials down about 92 points. at our lowest level we were about 13,852. the truth is a lot of the traders still look at this exceptionally strong dollar. it puts pressure not only on our equities, but also on commodities and materials and that is the environment that we are seeing right now. oil pulling back. as far as the major averages, names like caterpillar, hewlett-packard, as i noted energy, exxon is one of the biggest lakers right now. we did cross 14,000. that was our fundamental moment will the move to those highs. melissa: strongly rejecting proposals for direct talks with the united states on a host of issues including the nuclear program. "talks will not solve any problems". iran was pushing for rollback on western sanctions in exchange for some key concess
president obama -- the senate considers the nomination of john brennan as cia chief. lou dobbs will give us his take. melissa: checking your e-mail after work. should that be considered over time? back to the floor of the new york stock exchange. nicole: what we are seeing right now is the dow jones industrials down about 92 points. at our lowest level we were about 13,852. the truth is a lot of the traders still look at this exceptionally strong dollar. it puts pressure not only on our...
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no i don't with john brennan. secrecy is the key word. unless of course you know if he chooses to leak for the benefit of the administration what did you expect when you decided to go public to come clean on on on torture at the cia i mean your wife worked at the cia and she was fired because of him and your father five and you were going to prison what future did you envision for yourself five years ago. i didn't envision prison in my future five years ago i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the limbo law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of
no i don't with john brennan. secrecy is the key word. unless of course you know if he chooses to leak for the benefit of the administration what did you expect when you decided to go public to come clean on on on torture at the cia i mean your wife worked at the cia and she was fired because of him and your father five and you were going to prison what future did you envision for yourself five years ago. i didn't envision prison in my future five years ago i expected there to be a national...
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no i don't with john brennan. secrecy is the key word. unless of course you know if he chooses to leak for the benefit of the administration what did you expect when you decided to go public to come clean on on on torture at the cia i mean your wife worked at the cia and she was fired because of him and your father of five and you're going to prison what future did you envision for yourself five years ago. i didn't envision prison in my future five years ago i expected there to be a national debate on whether or not we wanted to use torture as an official u.s. policy now i'm very happy proud actually that i played a role in that debate and now the law of the land is that torture is illegal i'm very proud of that i frankly didn't expect that the government would would go after me so relentlessly i stood in the snow for two hours to vote for president obama i really believed that this was a positive change i believed that he deserved that nobel peace prize or only because i expected things to change so dramatically at the beginning of his f
no i don't with john brennan. secrecy is the key word. unless of course you know if he chooses to leak for the benefit of the administration what did you expect when you decided to go public to come clean on on on torture at the cia i mean your wife worked at the cia and she was fired because of him and your father of five and you're going to prison what future did you envision for yourself five years ago. i didn't envision prison in my future five years ago i expected there to be a national...
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senate but you know it wasn't really the lawmakers who had put john brennan in the spotlight when you look at pardon me over his controversial role in the drone program and now when you look at the situation the section was in fact interrupted several times by protesters who held up signs like stop the cia murder they are of course referring to the use of drones by the united states for targeted strikes against suspected terrorists john brennan defended the program which he helped develop as quote ethical and just saying that each strike was carefully vetted however human rights groups claim the program has in fact led to a large number of civilian deaths so that u.s. lawmakers hold brennan accountable for his counterterrorism policies or he's going to have the details. what most people expected to hear was how does the u.s. government make decisions as to who should be on their kill list and mr brennan would certainly be the most appropriate person to ask because he is known to have been in charge of the kill list and he's known as the architect of the administration's targeted assas
senate but you know it wasn't really the lawmakers who had put john brennan in the spotlight when you look at pardon me over his controversial role in the drone program and now when you look at the situation the section was in fact interrupted several times by protesters who held up signs like stop the cia murder they are of course referring to the use of drones by the united states for targeted strikes against suspected terrorists john brennan defended the program which he helped develop as...
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brennan. could you give a brief assessment of those two gentlemen and their readiness to assume these important positions? >> obviously that's something that the committees now have the opportunity to evaluate. but in my view, both of them are outstanding individuals that have a them are great deal of e and capability to be able to perform in an outstanding fashion in each of their jobs. senator hagel is who served in the military and worked up here on the hill and understands the issues involved there and can be a very effective leader at the pentagon. john brennan is somebody i worked with as director of the c.i.a. and continue to work with in this capacity. and i always found him to be very responsible about how we can effectively conduct operations against al qaeda and against those that would attack this country. he is somebody a straight shooter, somebody who gives you his best opinion. he doesn't play games. he's someone who i think can really honestly represent the best protection of t
brennan. could you give a brief assessment of those two gentlemen and their readiness to assume these important positions? >> obviously that's something that the committees now have the opportunity to evaluate. but in my view, both of them are outstanding individuals that have a them are great deal of e and capability to be able to perform in an outstanding fashion in each of their jobs. senator hagel is who served in the military and worked up here on the hill and understands the issues...
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confirming the bomb destruction but confirming john brennan and you director is. basically take clean us all back to the same destructive policies that actually led to the american and to the near american defeat in the months down the same papa sees the end take an isolation of t.l.i. as we all know that you have to stay just work very closely with several countries in this region in order to secure afghanistan this included of course five stun it included several countries in central asia that include russia and others but it with each of these countries the united states and the policies the kind of policies that the cia in particular purse you would really in antagonized all of these key u.s. allies and made the u.s. mission in afghanistan very very difficult so why confirming and by picking john brennan the united states administration is basically that is telling everybody you know what i will continue to do would pursue policies unilaterally and these policies would be quite similar to the ones that actually antagonize many of the americas so as this region
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everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it will drone warfare its consequences as well as the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk in the next hour we'll hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror that authorities are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean this is drawn be a small i. close to mali so that you've got the west african eye as well so it's trucking up so that we're going to draw on b.s. is all over africa i'm not sure what the supply really why are we doing this well it's me dave davies and she's the most effective recruitment tool for insurgents in the world david what do you think about that drones are an improvement on torture drones or an appointment to ground war and so the arguments were being given and yet we didn't have a ground war and you haven't we might need one eventually after the damage the drone strikes are doing but this is sp
everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it will drone warfare its consequences as well as the morality of it all are up for debate in cross talk in the next hour we'll hear how drone strikes may be breeding the very terror that authorities are seeking to eliminate. it's quite horrific in africa but it's getting worse i mean this is...
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lawmakers hold brennan accountable for his counterterrorism policies are going to have the details. what most people expected to hear was how does the u.s. government make decisions as to who should be on their kill list and mr brennan would certainly be the most appropriate person to ask because he is known to have been in charge of the kill list and he's known as the architect of the administration's targeted assassinations program so the question of who the drones are targeting was critical and one of the senators asked john brennan whether there should be at least some judicial oversight over those executions by drones and here's what he said none of those actions or to determine past guilt for those actions that he took the decisions that are made or to take action so that we prevent future action to protect american lives so the rationale that john brennan gave for not going to court is that the administration is not in the business of punishing individuals but it's in the business of preventing attacks he basically says the u.s. government could execute people for what they h
lawmakers hold brennan accountable for his counterterrorism policies are going to have the details. what most people expected to hear was how does the u.s. government make decisions as to who should be on their kill list and mr brennan would certainly be the most appropriate person to ask because he is known to have been in charge of the kill list and he's known as the architect of the administration's targeted assassinations program so the question of who the drones are targeting was critical...
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drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around brennan's canada see the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad now that is after years of keeping it a secret as art and it can reports confirmation might broaden the horizons for america's drone fleet. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more properly titled remotely piloted vehicles allow us to do is to project capability without projecting vulnerability and their revolutionizing warfare by allowing us to see and kill from half a world away a major drone manufacturer lockheed martin has financed an hour long documentary on drones aired recently on u.s. public television counting the technological capabilities of the killing machine from trailers like this pilots of the predator and its larger cousin the reaper have killed thousands of individual since two thousand and one using remotely piloted aircraft contrary to pop
drone strategy in an effort to avoid scrutiny around brennan's canada see the u.s. president has even agreed to hand over classified documents justifying the killing of american terror suspects abroad now that is after years of keeping it a secret as art and it can reports confirmation might broaden the horizons for america's drone fleet. in the shadows no more drones are moving into the mainstream was drone makers in the u.s. military pushing to defend the killing machine drones are more...
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senate but it wasn't the lawmakers on capitol hill that put him through its paces john brennan under the spotlight over his role in the controversial u.s. drone program now the session was interrupted a several times by protesters who put up signs with slogans such as stop cia murder they were addressing the issue of u.s. drone use for targeted strikes against suspected terrorists john brennan defended the program which he helped develop saying it is an ethical and just and claiming of the strikes are carefully vetted however human rights groups claim the program has in fact led to a large number of civilian deaths so did the u.s. lawmakers hold brennan accountable for his counterterrorism policies artie's going to to can comments. what most people expected to hear was how does the u.s. government make decisions as to who should be on their kill list and mr brennan would certainly be the most appropriate person to ask because he's known to have been in charge of the kill list and he's known as the architect of the administration's targeted assassinations program so the question of wh
senate but it wasn't the lawmakers on capitol hill that put him through its paces john brennan under the spotlight over his role in the controversial u.s. drone program now the session was interrupted a several times by protesters who put up signs with slogans such as stop cia murder they were addressing the issue of u.s. drone use for targeted strikes against suspected terrorists john brennan defended the program which he helped develop saying it is an ethical and just and claiming of the...
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calls and set the tone for cia hopeful john brennan's confirmation hearing for the bombers hand-picked spread tougher questions over drones torture and targeted executions. turmoil in tunisia thousands gather at a funeral for a murdered opposition leader is assassination unleashed anti-government sentiment. tens of thousands march on spain streets and calls for the government to go after a fresh round of budget cuts sees a spike in university fees and the end of free prescription drugs for pensioners. draft a bill in the u.k. aims to open up private online communications voices their concerns it's making national security a step too far. from moscow twenty four seven this is not. well it wasn't quite the grilling that many had predicted as president obama's choice to head the cia face the senate in his confirmation hearing the session began with. for the protestors were removed by lawmakers then prodded john brennan on themes ranging from torture to drones but appeared to be somewhat timid in their attack is going to change account reports now on the questions that were not asked. what
calls and set the tone for cia hopeful john brennan's confirmation hearing for the bombers hand-picked spread tougher questions over drones torture and targeted executions. turmoil in tunisia thousands gather at a funeral for a murdered opposition leader is assassination unleashed anti-government sentiment. tens of thousands march on spain streets and calls for the government to go after a fresh round of budget cuts sees a spike in university fees and the end of free prescription drugs for...
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everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and you should take the administration's word for it write a draft bill in the u.k. aims to clear the way for private online messages to be monitored by the government course not surprisingly there are concerns that the proposed measures are taking national security a step too far. also coming up the third time oh lucky for georgia's president mikhail saakashvili as he almost fails to deliver his annual state of the nation speech after parliament turns its back on that and more stories for you after a break. we'll . technology innovation all these developments from around russia we go to the future covered. sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then something else you hear sees some other part of it and realize that everything is. working as a big picture. look. more news today. again fled up the phone and these are the images. from the streets of canada. plenty plenty. of government no longer represent
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it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not worth john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war counts the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason the targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the world with a remote control in washington i'm going to go. well off credit. of the president of a pakistani political lobbying group pac nationalist forum s
it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not worth john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war counts the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason the targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has...
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it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not worth john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war counts the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has around ten thousand drones in its fleet not all of them carry weapons of course a lot of them are for surveillance both domestic and international there's a great push both from the administration and the drone makers to present them as america's next best thing john brennan if confirmed will soon be at the helm of the cia and no one doubts that under him the program will expand even further the goal is pretty much clear to be able to control the world with a remote control in washington i'm going to. well off credit. to the president of a pakistani political lobbying group pak nationalist forum says t
it is perpetual war when you can drop bombs on any country and then claim that it's not worth john brennan often referred to as the architect of the administration's drone war counts the new opportunities for the us to wage wars without risking american lives there's another reason a targeted strikes can be a wise choice strategic consequences that inevitably come with the use of force. as we have seen deploying large armies abroad won't always be our best offense all in all the u.s. now has...
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everybody expected tough questions on drones but that did not happen john brennan got away with very broad answers like the program if saving lives and that you should take the administration's word for it write a draft bill in the u.k. aims to clear the way for private online messages to be monitored by the government course not surprisingly there are concerns that the proposed measures are taking national security a step too far. also coming up the third time oh lucky for georgia's president mikhail saakashvili as he almost fails to deliver his annual state of the nation speech after parliament turns its back on him that and more stories for you after a little break. we'll . technology innovation all these developments from around russia we. covered. you know how sometimes you see a story and it seems so you think you understand it and then you glimpse something else you hear or see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew you don't know i'm tom harpur welcome to the big picture. more news today violence was once again flared up to move from these are the i
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brennan. mr. brennan is without a doubt qualified for this position. he served at the cia for 25 years in managerial capacities. he has seen the agency from just about every angle, as a line analyst, as chief of station, as chief of staff to the director, and as deputy executive director among many others. people who have worked close with him regularly cite his work ethic, his integrity, and his determination. in nominating john brennan, president obama spoke of his "commitment to the values that define us as americans." others note his impeccable integrity and his dedication to the country is second to none. without unanimous consent, i would like to insert into the record matters the committee has received in regard to brennan's nomination. john brennan by all accounts will be a strong leader, guided firmly by the law and his strong ethical code. he has assured the committee in his response to pre-hearing questions that he will be independent from political influence. he will seek only to p
brennan. mr. brennan is without a doubt qualified for this position. he served at the cia for 25 years in managerial capacities. he has seen the agency from just about every angle, as a line analyst, as chief of station, as chief of staff to the director, and as deputy executive director among many others. people who have worked close with him regularly cite his work ethic, his integrity, and his determination. in nominating john brennan, president obama spoke of his "commitment to the...
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brennan has been forthright on the issue of terrorism. he declined to define waterboarding as terrorism in the hearings. the administration has been very clear. leon panetta when he was head of the cia was clear that it is torture and the u.s. does not engage in torture. while there is a continuation of policies related to drones and targeted assassinations, i don't think that there is necessarily a continuation of or ttorture. >> well, the debate we are not having is what are the contours of this, and if we want to win hearts and minds to go back to a vietnam plauz, what are thrase, the contours of this? will it expand and come back to hit us in a strong way? >> as someone who knows the pro and con intell and we send people into the area to make people suspicious of each other, and killed people in a domestic sphere, aed on the know the ugliness and the nastiness of that and the ways in which have sat over and against any american notice that we are not the kind of country that does that, but to get on the other side of co-intel to say i
brennan has been forthright on the issue of terrorism. he declined to define waterboarding as terrorism in the hearings. the administration has been very clear. leon panetta when he was head of the cia was clear that it is torture and the u.s. does not engage in torture. while there is a continuation of policies related to drones and targeted assassinations, i don't think that there is necessarily a continuation of or ttorture. >> well, the debate we are not having is what are the...
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brennan helped manage the drone program. he is very supportive of it and has spoken out on it's times. it represents a concession about it white house, do it not? >> reporter: it does. the president acting a week and a half after a group of bipartisan senators asked for the legal opinion that justifies drone attacks against americans abroad. but others say it doesn't answer how much evidence the president needs. does he need to give the person a chance to surrender. this morning he seemed only partly satisfied. >> what we have done yesterday isn a step in the right direction. but there are substantial questions about what kind of evidence is appropriate in these kinds of operations. whether the individual can be captured. there are issues with respect to the geographics of the operation. the checks and balances have been out of whack in the past and that's what we have to change. >> reporter: three americans have been killed by drones. anwar al-awlaki, his son and samir kahn all killed in yemen. martha: the civil libertarian
brennan helped manage the drone program. he is very supportive of it and has spoken out on it's times. it represents a concession about it white house, do it not? >> reporter: it does. the president acting a week and a half after a group of bipartisan senators asked for the legal opinion that justifies drone attacks against americans abroad. but others say it doesn't answer how much evidence the president needs. does he need to give the person a chance to surrender. this morning he seemed...
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brennan. would you remove that person, please, as quickly as you can. thank you. [indiscernible] >> mr. brennan, please proceed. >> who has made numerous sacrifices of the years, bearing the brunt of responsibilities because of my profession. i would like to pay tribute to my three children who have had to deal with it disappointments associated with an absentee parent more often than they should, and i am pleased to be joined by my wife kathy and my brother tom. [indiscernible] >> all right -- [indiscernible] >> please remove that woman. >> senator feinstein -- [indiscernible] >> please proceed. mr. brennan, the next time we will clear the chamber and bring people back in one by one. this witness is entitled to be heard, ladies and gentlemen, so please give him that opportunity. >> thank you. i thank you on behalf of my family in new jersey, especially my mother -- [indiscernible] >> all right, which are run to halt the hearing. -- we are going to halt the hearing. i am going to ask that the
brennan. would you remove that person, please, as quickly as you can. thank you. [indiscernible] >> mr. brennan, please proceed. >> who has made numerous sacrifices of the years, bearing the brunt of responsibilities because of my profession. i would like to pay tribute to my three children who have had to deal with it disappointments associated with an absentee parent more often than they should, and i am pleased to be joined by my wife kathy and my brother tom. [indiscernible]...
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john brennan. he said, quote, hezbollah started out as purely a terrorist organization back in the early 1980's and has evolved significantly over time . and now it has members of parliament, in the cabinet, lawyers, doctors, others who are part of the hezbollah organization and so quite frankly i'm pleased to see that a lot of hezbollah individuals are in fact renouncing that type of terrorism and violence and are trying to participate in the political process in lebanon in a very legitimate fashion. they have not sworn off violence in lebanon. they have not sworn off violence in egypt, in syria, as we well know, in libya, albania, tuesday nearbyia -- tunesia, even in african nations further south. i said before, expressed my concern that this administration by helping them, encouraging them to overthrow this nation's ally, president mubarak, express concerns before it was done about giving military assistance to people that we knew, including al qaeda, to joe throw a man who had blood on his hand
john brennan. he said, quote, hezbollah started out as purely a terrorist organization back in the early 1980's and has evolved significantly over time . and now it has members of parliament, in the cabinet, lawyers, doctors, others who are part of the hezbollah organization and so quite frankly i'm pleased to see that a lot of hezbollah individuals are in fact renouncing that type of terrorism and violence and are trying to participate in the political process in lebanon in a very legitimate...
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do you think this is going to imperil john brennan's nomination? >> the president believes that john brennan is uniquely qualified as a 25-year veteran of intelligence work. >> okay. good morning, everyone. it's the top of the hour. 6:00 on the east coast. it's thursday, february 7th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we have the chairman of deutsche incorporated, donny deutsch. and former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve rattner. and from washington, nbc chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea mitchell. andrea, good morning. >> good morning. hi, mika. >> want to get straight into the news. chris christie's back in the news. he kind of fired back at that white house doctor who made some really kind of inappropriate comments about his weight. >> yeah, did you hear about that? >> i thought. i thought it was great what he said. it's exactly the conversation that we don't need to have about weight and obesity. we need to have a better one. hopefully this will lead to that at s
do you think this is going to imperil john brennan's nomination? >> the president believes that john brennan is uniquely qualified as a 25-year veteran of intelligence work. >> okay. good morning, everyone. it's the top of the hour. 6:00 on the east coast. it's thursday, february 7th. welcome to "morning joe." with us on set, we have the chairman of deutsche incorporated, donny deutsch. and former treasury official and "morning joe" economic analyst, steve...
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not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david didn't see any dissent since being used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty four colleagues in the house and a lot of that the problem there is is is the lack of resistance by the u.s. public which is so poorly and ill informed but with but with these memos coming out and with this nomination of john brennan you're beginning to see a handful of house members and senators resisting drones and resisting the drone kill program and at the same time you're seeing pressure from below from cities and states and groups on the right and the left in the united states to the growing use of drones within the united states and so that you're seeing that topic raised in congress and that
not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david didn't see any dissent since being used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty...
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not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david can't see any dissent where you can spin used david you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty four colleagues in the house and a lot of that the problem there is is is the lack of resistance by the u.s. public which is so poorly and ill informed but with but with these memos coming out and with this nomination of john brennan you're beginning to see a handful of house members and senators resisting drones and resisting the drone kill program and at the same time you're seeing pressure from below from cities and states and groups on the right and the left in the united states to the growing use of drones within the united states and so that you're seeing that topic raised in congress and th
not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david can't see any dissent where you can spin used david you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred...
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not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia gave me any dissent is where it's being used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty four colleagues in the house and a lot of that the problem there is is is the lack of resistance by the u.s. public which is so poorly and ill informed but with but with these memos coming out and with this nomination of john brennan you're beginning to see a handful of house members and senators resisting drones and resisting the drone kill program and at the same time you're seeing pressure from below from cities and states and groups on the right and the left in the united states to the growing use of drones within the united states and so that you're seeing that topic raised in congress and that helping
not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia gave me any dissent is where it's being used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty four...
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not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david can't see any dissent is where you can spin used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four hundred thirty four colleagues in the house and a lot of that the problem there is is the lack of resistance by the u.s. public which is so poorly and ill informed but with but with these memos coming out and with this nomination of john brennan you're beginning to see a handful of house members and senators resisting drones and resisting the drone kill program and at the same time you're seeing pressure from below from cities and states and groups on the right and the left in the united states to the growing use of drones within the united states and so that you're seeing that topic raised in congress and
not a war it's something else that needs to be that needs to be addressed before someone like john brennan is given a promotion to head the cia i mean david can't see any dissent is where you can spin used david do you see any dissent though in the corridors of power. well in the. a couple of years ago congressman dennis kucinich for whom i once worked introduced a bill to ban what is by definition banned namely extrajudicial killings and he managed to get six co-sponsors out of his four...
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brennan, that is your shop. do you have any knowledge about why senator graham's question was not to be answered? >> there is a longstanding tradition understanding of respecting the executive privilege that exists in the presidency in terms of what information is provided to the president or advice, counsel, to him. i would suspect that that question gets into this issue of the executive privilege which i think again has been a long standing tradition. >> are you sure that is the answer or do you think? >> i do not understand, because that will not be a request coming to me. >> i understand, so my direction to you, at what i ask you, is that you review that. we will get you the and notation, if necessary. secretary panetta told us it was detainee information that was key to them finding the courier and bin laden. were you briefed by any of the analysts who tracked down bin laden? >> before the operation? >> yes. >> yes, absolutely. >> is that the information given to you, that it came from interrogation of deta
brennan, that is your shop. do you have any knowledge about why senator graham's question was not to be answered? >> there is a longstanding tradition understanding of respecting the executive privilege that exists in the presidency in terms of what information is provided to the president or advice, counsel, to him. i would suspect that that question gets into this issue of the executive privilege which i think again has been a long standing tradition. >> are you sure that is the...
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brennan has been key in implementing the stepped-up use of drones to target terror suspects. >> ifill: for more now on the justice department's white paper, we get two views. matthew waxman is a professor of law at columbia law school and a fellow at the council on foreign relations. and hina shamsi is director of the american civil liberties union's national security project. hina shamsi, has you look at this white paper today did it tell you something you did not know or that maybe you snerd. >> well, the argument in the white paper is quite familiar in many ways to speeches that senior administration officials have given. but i think there are two aspects that are particularly problematic and deeply chilling and everyone should read this white paper. someone what it says or summarizes about the substantive legal standards that the government is apparently applying. it starts out claiming that there are limits, for example, imminent threats, as you quoted in your introduction. as you keep reading as it turns out for a high-level official to determine that a threat is imminent he or
brennan has been key in implementing the stepped-up use of drones to target terror suspects. >> ifill: for more now on the justice department's white paper, we get two views. matthew waxman is a professor of law at columbia law school and a fellow at the council on foreign relations. and hina shamsi is director of the american civil liberties union's national security project. hina shamsi, has you look at this white paper today did it tell you something you did not know or that maybe you...
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brennan has been key in implementing the stepped-up use of drones to target terror suspects. >> ifill: for more now on the justice department's white paper, we get two views. matthew waxman is a professor of law at columbia law school and a fellow at the council on foreign relations. and hina shamsi is director of the american civil liberties union's national security project. hina shamsi has you look at this white paper today did it tell you something you did not know or that maybe you snerd. >> well the argument in the white paper is quite familiar in many ways to speeches that senior administration officials have given. but i think there are two aspects that are particularly problematic and deeply chilling and everyone should read this white paper. someone what it says or summarizes about the substantive legal standards that the government is apparently applying. it starts out claiming that there are limits, for example imminent threats as you quoted in your introduction. as you keep reading as it turns out for a high-level official to determine that a threat is imminent he or she
brennan has been key in implementing the stepped-up use of drones to target terror suspects. >> ifill: for more now on the justice department's white paper, we get two views. matthew waxman is a professor of law at columbia law school and a fellow at the council on foreign relations. and hina shamsi is director of the american civil liberties union's national security project. hina shamsi has you look at this white paper today did it tell you something you did not know or that maybe you...
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point that we have the appointment of john brennan at the cia who i think is someone who the israelis are just fine with who will continue many of the covert programs of course our drone program but many of the covert programs that would be under his under his authority at the cia and that will be very much to israel's liking that will serve to undermine any attempts or any possibilities for a real coming to terms of the islamic republic of iran. there is an argument often made in washington that bashar al assad's fall would be a strategic victory against iran what can you say about an approach like that first of all at this point iran's most important arab ally is no longer syria it's iraq thanks in no small part to the united states iran's most important strategic ally in the arab world is iraq even in syria you know bashar al assad is still there i don't think is going on is imminent and even if you reach a point where he might feel like he needs to abandon damascus or something like this you're going to still have big chunks of syria that are effectively under good control of his
point that we have the appointment of john brennan at the cia who i think is someone who the israelis are just fine with who will continue many of the covert programs of course our drone program but many of the covert programs that would be under his under his authority at the cia and that will be very much to israel's liking that will serve to undermine any attempts or any possibilities for a real coming to terms of the islamic republic of iran. there is an argument often made in washington...